Day 4: Costa Rica vs Serbia, Germany vs Mexico , Brazil vs Switzerland
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Where did you hear that? Since it will probably be either Reus or Özil sitting out.
Bild (who often had moles in DIE MANNSCHAFT) have reported that the first team during the final training match was Neuer - Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Hector - Khedira, Kroos - Müller, Özil, Draxler - Werner
exactly as one would expect with that silly guarantee for Draxler.
Is the term Die Mannschaft really a thing in Germany?
Of course, everyone loves using it!!
Already read it a couple of times here. It makes me cringe everytime a bit more. Nobody in Germany calls the national team "Die Mannschaft", i.e. "the team". Someone already explained it in another thread, it is just about the marketing, not a historically grown concept or something comparable. Just incredibly annoying. It should be automatically blocked like an insult on this forum.
Switzerland to beat Brazil.
Switzerland are an underrated team, they're very solid and they will cause Brazil some problems. Their results in the past 3 years have been very impressive. With that said, I still expect Brazil will pull through but we'll only start seeing their magic after this game.
Mexico aren't very solid defensively and I didn't like to watch them play in the Confederations Cup last year, they seemed badly coached so Germany should take that one.
Serbia 1-1 Costa Rica
Brazil 2-1 Switzerland
Germany 2-0 Mexico
Mexico aren't very solid defensively and I didn't like to watch them play in the Confederations Cup last year, they seemed badly coached so Germany should take that one.
Serbia 1-1 Costa Rica
Brazil 2-1 Switzerland
Germany 2-0 Mexico
Wow, you could probably cut glass with that sarcasm...
I never understood why they didn't go for something people actually used, "Nationalelf" or something like that. Bierhoff probably just went to Google Translate and ran "Squadra Azurra" (minus the blue, obviously) or "L'Equipe" through it... dumbass. :P
I'm at a wedding that day and i'm not argentinian, i'm german.
It's only a thing because we're super bad at marketing as we're so pragmatic and not so great at creating stars/shining brand names. So when the international media started using that term, the German federation must've not been able to believe their luck. Finally Germany has something like "Selecao" "3 Lions" or "Equipe Tricolore". They instantly jumped at the opportunity of using that term themselves and have done so ever since. It's really not a term that originated in Germany, it's just the German word for "the team". No one used it as a brand name till a few years ago.
Özil starting; Reus on the bench. Expected.
@R'hllor, what do you reckon for today
Costa Rica vs Serbia
Brazil for world cup. Looking forward to seeing them play today.
Hmm that Serbia team actually looks pretty good, very solid midfield and a good attack. For some reason I thought Serbia didn't have very good players aside from Matic, but Tadic, Mitrovic, Llajic and Savic are high level players. Decent full backs to if a bit ageing.
I read it in some reports that Ozil could possibly be dropped for Draxler because of an injury he had during training. Nothing personal it seems. Seems like Ozil would play today. Hope he puts in a stellar performance and even better score a goal to redeem himself with the country and fans. What do you reckon of Germany's chance for this World Cup and for the match today? Every Germans I've spoken to seem so pessimistic.
Why is Kolarov the only Serb without an '-ic' at the end of his name?
Some people don’t have last names ending with -ic, just like some Swedes have names that don’t end with -son
Hmm 2:0 for Costa Rica, Ivanovic and Tosic starting
, we start with 2 DMs, classic bunker mentality.His ancestors have probably a non Serbian background i assume (Macedonian or Bulgarian)?
Ivanovic and Tosic, maybe Tosic starts because of his wife dunno what else can it be, him being football player cant be one.
Oh i just noticed Milenkovic in it, please Lord dont make me watch Ivanovic as RB
Patrice in love.
Evra sitting like at home i love it 
zero fecks given
zero fecks givenNot everyone ends with -ic in that part of the world. See dzeko or Visca for Bosnia, Vida or Pjaca for Croatia.
So it's just a random thing, rather than some interesting twist in his family history?
That Costa Rica line-up 5 players are in their 30s and just one is below 28. Reminds me of Bayern
Serbia has one of the best midfields in the tournament. That backline though: Kolarov (32), Milenkovic (20), Tosic (33), Ivanovic (34), Stojkovic (34).
5 players are in their 30s and just one is below 28. Reminds me of BayernSerbia has one of the best midfields in the tournament. That backline though: Kolarov (32), Milenkovic (20), Tosic (33), Ivanovic (34), Stojkovic (34).
Evra with his leave Pogba alone speech.
Switzerland are a nothing team in international tournaments. Fully expect Brazil to comfortably beat them.
How come they still allow him to play with them? white text
Come on Costa!!
Not true at all, especially if you come from north. Btw I think 1:1
Matic looking patriotic as fcuk.
Man that Costa Rica National Anthem is long
I guess we'll be seeing Savic as AM/SS in 4-2-3-1 now.